Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.

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10-21-2004, 01:38 AM

jung4g

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Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.

One of my roomates just bought a Mig 180 from Clarke and we're just ------- around on scrap metal. It came with .032 wire or whatever the bigger ---- is, and it is hard to not burn through.

you guys have any advice for figuring this ---- out, and learning how to lay a descent bead? I'm gonna go pick up some .023 wire on friday and hopefully put my exhaust together with it this weekend. Any help would be appreciated...

10-21-2004, 01:45 AM

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Re:Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.

turn down the heat

10-21-2004, 01:46 AM

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Re:Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.

it's at the lowest setting, and the wire feed is at it's slowest

Just burns when I try to fill the seam between piping

10-21-2004, 01:48 AM

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Re:Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.

I've welded at an angle rather than straight at it and it helped some.

10-21-2004, 01:51 AM

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Re:Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.

I'm already doing that... hopefully the smaller wire will make this easier...

10-21-2004, 01:55 AM

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Re:Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.

oh really, I don't remember what I do then. It's been a while, but every hole I made I was able to fix no problem. Mostly because I wasn't testing, rather just welding on the final product.